diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
index 341f1ad7119..c0f1858edb4 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -833,10 +833,7 @@ class view(osv.osv):
             if k not in fields_def:
                 del fields[k]
         for field in fields_def:
-            if field == 'id':
-                # sometime, the view may contain the (invisible) field 'id' needed for a domain (when 2 objects have cross references)
-                fields['id'] = {'readonly': True, 'type': 'integer', 'string': 'ID'}
-            elif field in fields:
+            if field in fields:
                 fields[field].update(fields_def[field])
             else:
                 message = _("Field `%(field_name)s` does not exist") % \